Game #3426
Aston Villa
15-5-8, 35 PTS
Saturday, 2 April 1977


Drew
8th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨
Division One
Bristol City
7-9-14, 23 PTS
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 27,958
🟨 2 Apr 1977, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
Bristol City
0-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟨 2 Apr 1977, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 April 1977
🕒 | HT Bristol City 0-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Bristol City 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, John Gidman
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 2 Apr 1977, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 April 1977
Villa are held to a 🟨 goalless draw at Ashton Gate as they remain 8th in the table but now have five games in hand on the leaders, ten points ahead.
Villa however should have had both points from the game but for a bizarre refereeing incident that saw a Bristol City player handle on the line to prevent Charlie Young's 🇨🇾header hitting the net only for referee Nippard to visibly nod his approval and wave play on.
Ron Saunders' 🏴 Villa make it 🟩 fifteen wins, 🟨 five draws and 🟥 eight defeats in 🕒 twenty eight division one games this season.
Midfielder Alex Cropley 🏴 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟨 2 Apr 1977, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Bristol City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 2 Apr 1977, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1976-77 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #144 |
Saturday, 2 April 1977
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🟨 2 Apr 1977, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Derek Nippard | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1969-1978
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 144 | 🟩 | 68 🟨 | 39 🟥 37 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 2 Apr 1977, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Derek Nippard | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1969-1978
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 John Gidman
CARDS

None
🆘 A defender, a fist, no goal, no penalty
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 2 Apr 1977, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Chris Nicholl and Alex Cropley return in place of Gordon Cowans and Leighton Phillips.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.40 |
Oldest Player |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 | 30.49 |
Youngest Player |
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 | 19.14 |
🟨 2 Apr 1977, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982

Aston Villa
GK John Burridge | 🏴 |
CB Chris Nicholl | 🇬🇧 |
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🟨 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Alan Dicks | 🏴 |

Bristol City
GK John Shaw | 🏴 |
CB Gary Collier | 🏴 |
CB Geoff Merrick | 🏴 |
CB Norman Hunter | 🏴 |
RB Donnie Gillies | 🏴 |
RB Gerry Sweeney | 🏴 |
M Clive Whitehead | 🏴 |
M Trevor Tainton | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Mann | 🏴 |
M Gerry Gow | 🏴 |
M Keith Fear | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟨 2 Apr 1977, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Keith Fear | 🏴 | (CF Chris Garland | 🏴 |)

🟨 2 Apr 1977, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

🟨 2 Apr 1977, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 2 Apr 1977, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟨 2 Apr 1977, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 2 Apr 1977, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 2 Apr 1977, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 2 Apr 1977, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate


MATCH REPORTS
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